Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

VII. Health and Safety

Table HS-24: Indicated Child Protective Hotline Calls by Type of Abuse

 

  1998 1999 2000
Neglect
215
254
275
Physical Abuse
0
2
1
Sexual Abuse
31
21
14
Unfounded Calls
621
530
584
Total Calls Investigated
907
807
874
Percentage of total that were indicated
27%
34%
33%
 

A call is indicated when there is some credible evidence that a child has experienced abuse or neglect.

Source: Cortland County Dept. of Social Service Annual Reports, 1998-2000

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org